FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 8/30
representative sample for PAE-CBM-3 |
| fabric type |
PAE-CBM-3
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
July 1996, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Theatre |
| registration code of context |
207/93 |
| registration code of object |
207/93 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Tile |
| object type |
stroter |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| surface description |
smoothed |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pink to dark red, yellowish white veins, irregular; numerous reddish brown inclusions, some black and light gray particles |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/4-8/3, 2.5YR6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
3%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.2 |
| inclusions |
25%, length: 0.02-2.4 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, dark grey, 0.08-1.2 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.4-1 |
|
reddish inclusions |
very frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0.2-2.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVZ10 |
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